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St. Paul is the capital and is also the second most crowded metropolis of Minnesota, United States. It is also the county seat of Ramsey County. The census count in the year of 2000 showed a total population in St. Paul of 287,151. St. Paul was one of the farthest stations in the American Old West, where the inhabitant Americans, American Soldiers, and European discoverers, dwelled in nearby proximity in 1820. The city of Minneapolis and St. Paul jointly form the center of the Dual cities, of the metropolitan region. Mentioned below are the top five attractions in St. Paul. ​

Did you know that St. Paul started off as a trade and transport center and pretty soon it made a name for itself when it became the capital of the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Minneapolis might be the more popular Minnesota city within the nation, but St. Paul holds the majority of the state's political agendas.

Top 5 Things to Do in St Paul

1. Como Park Zoo: The Como Park Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory are situated in Como Park at 1225 Estabrook Drive, St. Paul. A grand zoo, a conservatory, Lake Como, a pool, a golf course, and an amusement park are certain top attractions of this park.

2. Indian Mounds Park: This Park is a communal park in St. Paul, and it perfectly overlooks the Mississippi River in the Dayton's Bluff vicinity and is also, a section of the Battle Creek Regional Park.

3. Stride into the Steppingstone Theater: The Steppingstone Theater for Youth Development is the biggest performing theater devoted to all the youthful artistic feats in St. Paul. The theater also provides acting seminars and workshops for show business.

4. Explore the Scientific Gallery: The Science Museum of Minnesota is a whooping 370,000 square foot art gallery that attributes an arena of human biology and exhibits fine sections of dinosaurs and historic fossils.

5. Minnesota History Center: This epoch art hub demos fine collection of over 100,000 paraphernalia and around 500,000 historical deeds.

5 Things You Must Do in West St. Paul

West St. Paul, Minnesota (population 20,000), is two miles south of St. Paul.

1. Dodge Nature Center- located in West St. Paul and Mendota Heights, this facility encompasses prairie, marshland, ponds, orchards, oak savanna, and woodlands. Over five miles of hiking trails include bridges over small streams and a 550-foot boardwalk across a large pond. There is a nature center, farm, preschool, and raptor program.

2. Pigs Eye Lake Park- East of town, this 1,159-acre natural area surrounded by river industry offers spectacular bird watching. It contains one of the largest heron and egret rookeries in a metropolitan area in the upper Midwest. Recently, bald eagles have established nests here, too.

3. Cinco de Mayo Fiesta-In District del Sol on St. Paul's West Side, this annual event features several entertainment stages, a Lowrider Car Show, a Children's Area, the Fiesta Parade, the People's Choice Salsa-Tasting Contest, a photo contest, vendors, and plenty of authentic Mexican food and beer.

4. Wabasha Street Caves- Located along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul, this historic underground venue has a theatrical stage, large dance floor, dining and meeting spaces, and a 60-foot Victorian bar. Walking tours led by costumed guides include stories of how the caves have been used in the last 150 years, the Saint Paul Gangster Tour, and the Ghosts and Graves Tour around Halloween.

5. Mall of America- The largest shopping mall in the U.S. is in St. Paul. It has an infinite number of stores, more than 520 sit-down restaurants, 20 fast-food restaurants, 30 specialty food stores, 36 movie screens, The Park at MOA, Underwater Adventures Aquarium, LEGO Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation, and a NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway. Anchor stores are Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom, and Sears.